Employment; jobs, wages, working hours, SIC2008; key figures

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Characteristics job / employee / company Industrial classes / branches (SIC2008) Wage per job Yearly wage Additional tax liability for company car (euro)
Total D Electricity and gas supply 1,240
O-Q Government and care 60
Sex: Male D Electricity and gas supply 1,530
O-Q Government and care 120
Sex: Female D Electricity and gas supply 520
O-Q Government and care 40
Age: Younger than 15 years D Electricity and gas supply 0
O-Q Government and care 0
Age: 15 to 19 years D Electricity and gas supply 0
O-Q Government and care 0
Age: 20 to 24 years D Electricity and gas supply 240
O-Q Government and care 10
Age: 25 to 29 years D Electricity and gas supply 480
O-Q Government and care 30
Age: 30 to 34 years D Electricity and gas supply 880
O-Q Government and care 50
Age: 35 to 39 years D Electricity and gas supply 1,200
O-Q Government and care 60
Age: 40 to 44 years D Electricity and gas supply 1,460
O-Q Government and care 70
Age: 45 to 49 years D Electricity and gas supply 1,780
O-Q Government and care 80
Age: 50 to 54 years D Electricity and gas supply 1,750
O-Q Government and care 90
Age: 55 to 59 years D Electricity and gas supply 1,630
O-Q Government and care 80
Age: 60 to 64 years D Electricity and gas supply 1,440
O-Q Government and care 70
Age: 65 to 74 years D Electricity and gas supply 910
O-Q Government and care 110
Age: 75 years or older D Electricity and gas supply 0
O-Q Government and care 290
Type of employment contract: full-time D Electricity and gas supply 1,590
O-Q Government and care 140
Type of employment contract: part-time D Electricity and gas supply 580
O-Q Government and care 30
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 180
O-Q Government and care 20
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 240
O-Q Government and care 10
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 340
O-Q Government and care 20
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 380
O-Q Government and care 20
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 640
O-Q Government and care 50
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more D Electricity and gas supply 1,550
O-Q Government and care 150
0 to 9 employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 710
O-Q Government and care 460
10 to 99 employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 1,140
O-Q Government and care 160
100 or more employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 1,300
O-Q Government and care 30
Cao-sector: private companies D Electricity and gas supply 1,240
O-Q Government and care 370
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations D Electricity and gas supply 0
O-Q Government and care 60
Cao-sector: government D Electricity and gas supply 0
O-Q Government and care 10
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table comprises yearly figures on the main aspects of employment, wages and working hours in the Netherlands. The information in this table is classified according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008) and can be broken down into:
- employee characteristics (age and sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract and working hours)
- company characteristics (size of the firm and collective wage agreements)

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
Figures for the years 2009 to 2024 are final.

Changes as of 10 October 2025:
Provisional figures for 2024 are replaced by final figures.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures for 2025 will be published in May 2026.

Description topics

Wage per job
Yearly wage
Agreed gross salary including the value according to tax of non-monetary remuneration liable to tax and paid overtime. The private tax benefits of a company car are not included. The average yearly wage is determined by dividing the yearly wage sum by the average number of jobs in a year.
Additional tax liability for company car
Fixed value of private use of a company car minus extra payment by the employee for this use.